Arlington Police Log, March 11-17

Following are excerpts from the Arlington police log for the period of Monday, March 11, to Sunday, March 17. The log is public record and available for review. All persons are presumed innocent unless found guilty in a court of law.

Following are excerpts from the Arlington police log for the period of Monday, March 11, to Sunday, March 17. The log is public record and available for review. All persons are presumed innocent unless found guilty in a court of law.

Monday, March 11

8:05 a.m., police responded to an accident on Lake Street. A vehicle coming off Route 2 traveled through the intersection and was struck by a second vehicle that went through the red light.

11:32 a.m., police responded to identity theft on Mill Street.

1:33 p.m., police responded to attempt to commit a crime on Lowell Road. A woman received a text message saying her family member was mugged the night before in the Philippines while trying to get back to the United States. She couldn’t contact the family member to confirm. An officer read the text, thought it appeared to be a scam and forwarded it to inspectors.

4:27 p.m., police responded to larceny under $250 at Finochetti Auto Repair. An old, black Nissan Ultima without a registration plate drove away without paying $30 for gas the driver had pumped. The driver was described as a white male with a thin build, 20-25 years old, who headed south on River Street. Police did not find him.

6:49 p.m., police responded to a hit and run with property damage on Mass. Ave.

Tuesday, March 12

6:57 a.m., police responded to a suspicious vehicle on Old Middlesex Path.

6:21 p.m., police responded to a crash with injury on Franklin and Warren streets. One vehicle struck another while going through the intersection. The driver of the second vehicle complained of pain in her legs and was transported to Lawrence Memorial Hospital. The driver of the first vehicle complained of slight head pain and was treated by Arlington Fire and Rescue.

6:36 p.m., police responded to credit card fraud over $250 on Peirce Street. A man discovered charges for $217 and $533 at Wal-Mart, which he had not made. The man had used the card the previous night at a restaurant in Chinatown in Boston.

Wednesday, March 13

11:25 a.m., police responded to a hit and run with property damage at Stop & Shop.

7:58 p.m., police responded to a suspicious situation on Mass. Ave. A suspicious man came into the pharmacy asking about medicine the pharmacy had in stock. He was described as 35 years old, nearly 6 feet tall, with an athletic build. Police set extra patrols to monitor the store.

7:59 p.m., police responded to a suspicious situation on Marion Road. A woman said her front door had a small piece of metal in the lock and her key wouldn’t work. The same thing happened two Saturdays ago, but when the locksmith came, the lock worked properly, she said. No damage had been done to the lock.

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Thursday, March 14

7:35 a.m., police responded to a suspicious vehicle at St. Agnes School.

2:49 p.m., police responded to lost property on Medford Street. A woman lost her wallet at Stop & Shop and said there was a chance it had been stolen.

4:53 p.m., police responded to criminal harassment on Fremont Court. A woman said her daughter, a college student, moved out of her apartment before her lease was up, and has been consistently harassed by her former landlord ever since. An officer tried to contact the landlord, but phone calls went unanswered. Detectives are investigating.

4:41 p.m., police responded to a civil matter on Allen Street. A woman said she engaged a lawn care company to plow her driveway, and was unhappy to be billed for multiple plowing runs. She also thought she should have been charged less because she shoveled some snow herself during the storm.

6:15 p.m., police responded to breaking and entering daytime for a felony on Forest Street. A man came home to discover the air conditioning unit had been taken out of the window at the side of his house and the front door, which had been locked, was unsecured. An iPad and several pieces of jewelry were missing. Detectives are investigating.

8:50 p.m., police responded to a hit and run with property damage at Leader Bank.

Saturday, March 16

10:55 a.m., police responded to a recovered stolen vehicle on Broadway. A vehicle was found in the rear parking lot, unattended and undamaged, with the doors unlocked and the keys in the ignition. The vehicle had been reported stolen from Woburn. It was towed, and Woburn police said they would locate the owner.

4:21 p.m., police responded to larceny over $250 by false pretense on Stowecroft Road. An unknown person tried to use a man’s credit card to make a purchase in Colorado, twice, and was unsuccessful. The man canceled the card.

11:01 p.m., police responded to a suspicious vehicle at Arlington Catholic High School.

6:16 p.m., police responded to underage possession of liquor, subsequent offense, at Citizens Bank. A woman withdrawing cash from the drive-up ATM saw two black males and two white males standing next to the ATM, yelling and pushing each other. She pulled away without her cash or card and called 911. The males were reported running from the area toward the post office and were stopped at Central Street, where three vodka Nips and some Bud Light beer was found on the ground nearby. The males said they had not taken the woman’s card or money. The minor who owned the alcohol was summoned to court for possessing alcohol.